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Alexander Volkanovski

(1988) Rugby League Player

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Alexander Volkanovski is a rugby league player.

Quick Facts About Alexander Volkanovski

Born: September 29, 1988
Profession: Rugby League Player

About Alexander Volkanovski

[Wikidata] Australian mixed martial artist and kickboxer... | [Wikipedia] Alexander Volkanovski is an Australian professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is the current and two-time UFC Featherweight Champion. Volkanovski is the first Australian-born fighter to win a UFC ti

Quotes by Alexander Volkanovski

I've always been a respectful kind of guy.

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Always

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Ground and pound is my thing, everyone knows that.

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Everyone

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I was never planning on just making the UFC, I was always planning to be champion.

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Always

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My last year of football I started having a couple of MMA fights, and bringing the weight down. It started in the…

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Football

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I didn't think I could make the NRL, but I was confident in myself that I could make the UFC.

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Could

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I like to stay active. I'm one of the champions chasing the contenders.

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Active

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I had bad back injuries; two bulging discs and a broken fragment off a disc, all in my sciatic nerve.

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Back

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I'm always my hardest critic.

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Always

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Robert Whittaker has really opened eyes, look what he's doing.

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Doing

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It's one of the things that I tend to do, make the right decision, right time, and get the right reactions and…

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Decision

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I'm the type of person, I'll fight whoever.

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Fight

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I'm going to be a great champion.

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Champion

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I've obviously got the brains. I've got the cardio.

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Brains

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This is a crazy sport.

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Crazy

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I'm a freak when it comes to holding on the ground; it's just almost impossible holding me on the ground.

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Freak

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I've never been here to simply compete.

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Been

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I want these ranked opponents.

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Opponents

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It's always an unreal feeling to get the win, but to get it in the UFC - especially on my debut -…

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Always

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I made promises to myself and my family that I'd be in the UFC before my first daughter was born, that didn't…

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Breaking point

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I just really like ground and pound. The way I do it, it looks like I'm just throwing bombs, but there's some…

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Bombs

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I fought Chad Mendes to make sure I was in the top five.

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Chad

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I've already took out the hardest guys in my division. Back to back we've got Chad Mendes, Aldo, and Max. Stylistically, they…

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Back

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Sometimes there's just no room for apologies.

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Just

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My right-hand hit is my favourite.

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Favourite

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When it comes to pace, we know that I don't have a problem.

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Know

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